diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index 3b23a850c930d7a72354a0368094bbbad75cfbde..0e931a9a1669424278a1daa935a919e32db32e35 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	int eoc_gpio;
 	int err;
 	const char *name = NULL;
-	enum asahi_compass_chipset chipset;
+	enum asahi_compass_chipset chipset = AK_MAX_TYPE;
 
 	/* Grab and set up the supplied GPIO. */
 	if (client->dev.platform_data)